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Wealthy, quiet, unassuming: the Christmas Day bomb suspect
The inside story of the privileged student who embraced al-Qa'ida and tried to blow a transatlantic jet out of the sky - and the lessons for us all
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Video clip warned of fresh terror attack new
Sunday, 27 December 2009
Al Qaida warned of a terror attack just days before a former British student allegedly attempted to blow up a transatlantic airliner carrying 278 passengers, it was revealed tonight.
Charlie Sheen bailed after alleged attack on wife
Sunday, 27 December 2009
Star arrested on Christmas Day after emergency services were called to couple's Colorado home
Angry Italian-Americans demand MTV pull 'hateful' reality show
Sunday, 27 December 2009
Advertisers withdraw as docu-drama accused of derogatory stereotyping
Airports scramble to keep up with threat
Sunday, 27 December 2009
Conventional methods such as metal detectors and X-ray machines are failing to spot terrorists who are using more ingenious methods to smuggle devices
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Sunday, 27 December 2009
As the make-up girl dusted and dabbed, David Petraeus could not suppress a quiet smile of satisfaction. Here he was at the end of 2019, three years in the Oval Office, with approval ratings that Ronald Reagan might have killed for – and an interview on the country's most-watched television talk show to launch what would surely be a triumphal march to re-election the following November.
Man held over US plane bomb bid
Saturday, 26 December 2009
A Nigerian man believed to be linked to al Qaeda militants was in custody today after he tried to ignite an explosive device on a US passenger plane as it approached Detroit.
Officials say explosion on US plane was terror attack
Saturday, 26 December 2009
Authorities believe a small explosion aboard a flight to Detroit was an attempted act of terrorism.
Father's Christmas reunion with the son he lost in Brazil
Saturday, 26 December 2009
Five-year custody battle with family of deceased wife ends after court sends boy back to America
Obama hails progress of healthcare bill
Saturday, 26 December 2009
President takes break in Hawaii after legislation clears major hurdle
Italian Americans outraged at reality TV 'slur'
Saturday, 26 December 2009
They put up with The Godfather, Goodfellas, and several decades of gangster movies. They endured the cult success of The Sopranos, albeit through gritted teeth. But tolerant as they have reluctantly tried to be of fictional portrayals, one thing Italian Americans definitely won't stomach is a reality TV programme which appears to suggest that their community consists entirely of Mafiosi, bimbos and buffoons.
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